(19)
(11) EP 2 421 078 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
10.10.2012 Bulletin 2012/41

(43) Date of publication A2:
22.02.2012 Bulletin 2012/08

(21) Application number: 11177861.9

(22) Date of filing: 17.08.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H01M 8/00(2006.01)
H01M 8/06(2006.01)
 H01M 8/04(2006.01)
H01M 8/22(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 20.08.2010 US 859976

(71) Applicant: The Boeing Company
Chicago, IL 60606-2016 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Atreya, Shailesh
    Irvine, CA 92619 (US)
  • Whelan, David
    Newport Coast, CA 92657 (US)
  • Mata, Marianne E.
    Dana Point, CA 92629 (US)
  • Stoia, Tina R.
    Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688 (US)
  • Gill, David
    Huntington Beach, CA 92648 (US)

(74) Representative: McLeish, Nicholas Alistair Maxwell 
Boult Wade Tennant Verulam Gardens 70 Gray's Inn Road
London WC1X 8BT
London WC1X 8BT (GB)

   


(54) Fuel cell power and water generation


(57) Methods and systems provide for the creation of power, water, and heat utilizing a fuel cell. According to embodiments described herein, fuel is provided to a fuel cell for the creation of power and a fuel byproduct. The fuel byproduct is routed to a byproduct separation phase of a power and water generation system, where water is separated from the fuel byproduct. The remaining mixture is reacted in a burner phase of the system to create additional heat that may be converted to mechanical energy and/or utilized with other processes within the system or outside of the system. According to other aspects, the separated water may be utilized within a biofuel production subsystem for the creation of biofuel to be used by the fuel cell.







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